The ICC T20 World Cup 2021 is just around the corner with not more than a day left till the fans embrace the anticipated event. Notably, the T20 World Cup kick-starts with Round 1, Group Stage on 17th October whereas, the Super 12 round will be played from 23rd October. The warm-up games are progressing among the participants.
It is pertinent to mention that the T20 World Cup 2021 is going to be the first big contest since the COVID pandemic across the globe. The stadiums of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman are set to rock hosting all encounters of the tournament. Here are the squads and schedules for all sixteen participants of the event:
Round 1, Group Stage:
Namibia:
Squad:
Gerhard Erasmus (c), Stephen Baard, Karl Birkenstock. Michau du Preez, Jan Frylinck, Zane Green, David Wiese, Craig Williams, Pikky Ya France, Nicol Lofie-Eaton, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo, JJ Smit, Ruben Trumpelmann, Michael van Lingen,
Reserve: Mauritius Ngupita
Schedule:
October 18th - vs Sri Lanka
October 20th - vs the Netherlands
October 22nd - vs Ireland
Oman:
Squad:
Zeeshan Maqsood (c), Aqib Ilyas, Jatinder Singh, Khawar Ali, Mohammad Nadeem, Ayaan Khan, Suraj Kumar, Sandeep Goud, Nester Dhamba, Kaleemullah, Bilal Khan, Naseem Khushi, Sufyan Mehmood, Fayyaz Butt, Khurram Nawaz Khan
Schedule:
October 17th - vs Papua New Guinea
October 19th - vs Bangladesh
October 21st - vs Scotland
Ireland:
Squad:
Andrew Balbirnie (c), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Josh Little, Andrew McBrine, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young, Kevin O’Brien, Neil Rock, Simi Singh, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector
Reserve: Shane Getkate, Graham Kennedy, Barry McCarthy
Schedule:
October 18th - vs the Netherlands
October 20th - vs Sri Lanka
October 22nd - vs Namibia
Bangladesh:
Squad:
Mahmud Ullah (Captain), Mohammad Naim Sheikh, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Shaif Uddin, Shamim Hossain, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman
Reserves: Animul Islam Biplob, Rubel Hossain
Schedule:
October 17th - vs Scotland
October 19th - vs Oman
October 21st - vs Papua New Guinera
Sri Lanka:
Squad:
Dasun Shanaka (c), Kusal Janith Perera, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya De Silva, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Chamika Karunaratne, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Akila Dananjaya, Binura Fernando, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara
Schedule:
October 18th - vs Namibia
October 20th - vs Ireland
October 2nd - vs the Netherlands
The Netherlands:
Squad:
Pieter Seelaar (c), Colin Ackermann, Philippe Boissevain, Ben Cooper, Bas de Leede, Scott Edwards, Brandon Glover, Fred Klaassen, Stephan Myburgh, Max O’Dowd, Ryan Ten Doeschate, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Paul van Meekeren,Timm van der Gugten
Reserve: Shane Snater, Tobias Visee
Schedule:
October 18th - vs Ireland
October 20th - vs Namibia
October 23rd - vs Sri Lanka
Papua New Guinea:
Squad:
Assad Vala (c), Charles Amini, Lega Siaka, Norman Vanua, Nosaina Pokana, Kipling Doriga, Jason Kila, Chad Soper, Jack Gardner, Tony Ura, Hiri Hiri, Gaudi Toka, Sese Bau, Damien Ravu, Kabua Vagi-Morea, Simon Atai
Schedule:
October 17th - vs Oman
October 19th - vs Scotland
October 21st - vs Bangladesh
Scotland:
Squad:
Kyle Coetzer (c), Richard Berrington, Dylan Budge, Matthew Cross (wk), Josh Davey, Ally Evans, Chris Greaves, Craig Wallace, Mark Watt, Brad Wheal, Michael Leask, Calum Macleod, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Hamza Tahir
Reserve: Michael Jones, Chris Sole
Schedule:
October 17th - vs Bangladesh
October 19th - vs Papua New Guinea
October 21st - vs Oman
Super 12 teams:
New Zealand:
Squad:
Kane Williamson (c), Todd Astle, Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Tim Seifert (wk), Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Martin Guptill, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner
Reserve: Adam Milne
Schedule:
October 26th - vs Pakistan
October 31st - vs India
3 November 3rd - vs B1
November 5th - vs A2
November 7th - vs Afghanistan
Pakistan:
Squad:
Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr
Reserve: Khushdil Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir.
Schedule:
October 24th - vs IND
October 26th - vs New Zealand
October 29th - vs Afghanistan
November 2nd - vs A2
November 7th - vs B1
Afghanistan:
Squad:
Mohammad Nabi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hazratullah Zazai, Usman Ghani, Mohammad Shahzad,Mujeeb ur Rahman, Hamid Hassan, Farid Ahmed Malik, Naveen ul Haq, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan, Gulbadin Naib, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan
Reserve: Sharafuddin Ashraf, Samiullah Shinwari, Dawlat Zadran, Fazal Haq Farooqi
Schedule:
October 26th - vs B1
October 30th - vs Pakistan
October 31st - vs A2
November 4th - vs India
November 7th - vs New Zealand
India:
Squad:
Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Varun Chakravarthy
Reserve: Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Axar Patel Mentor: MS Dhoni
Schedule:
October 24th - vs Pakistan
October 31st - vs New Zealand
November 3rd - vs Afghanistan
November 5th - vs B1
November 8th - vs A2
South Africa:
Squad:
Temba Bavuma (c), Keshav Maharaj, Quinton de Kock (wk), Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada
Reserve: George Linde, Andile Phehlukwayo, Lizaad Williams
Schedule:
October 23rd - vs Australia
October 26th - vs West Indies
October 30th - vs A1
November 2nd - vs B2
November 6th - vs England
Australia:
Squad:
Aaron Finch (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins (VC), Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Wade
Reserves: Dan Christian, Nathan Ellis, Daniel Sams
Schedule:
October 23rd - vs South Africa
October 28th - vs A1
October 30th - vs England
November 4th - vs B2
November 6th - vs WI
West Indies:
Squad:
Kieron Pollard (c), Nicholas Pooran (VC), Fabian Allen, Dwayne Bravo, Roston Chase, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Evin Lewis, Obed McCoy, Lendl Simmons, Oshane Thomas, Hayden Walsh Jnr, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell
Reserve: Darren Bravo, Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein
Schedule:
October 24th - vs England
October 26th - vs South Africa
October 29th - vs B2
November 5th – v A1
November 6th - vs Australia
England:
Squad:
Eoin Morgan, Moeen Ali, Jonathan Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Tymal Mills, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, David Willey
Reserve: Liam Dawson, James Vince, Reece Topley
Schedule:
October 23rd - vs West Indies
October 27th - vs B2
October 30th - vs Australia
November 1st - vs A1
November 6th - vs South Africa
